New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
NEw-YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1887
OTHER THOUSANDS LOCKED OUT
ADDING TO THE IDLE MEN IN CHICAGO
INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM DEMANDED-THE BRICK
YARDS CLosED-ALL OTHER BUILDING
TRADES TO STOP WORK.

INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM DEMANDED-THE BRICK
YARDS CLosED-ALL OTHER BUILDING
TRADES TO STOP WORK.
CHICAGO, May IS (SpecaD. COMMITTEES appointed
by the different branches OF the building trades met
this morning in tine committee room of the Exchange
The first business after organization MAS the unan-
imous adoption of the following declaration OF
principles and platform on which the committee
might works
First-This association aflrms that absolute personal
independence Of the Individual to work or not to work
employ not to employ, is a fundamental principle
which should he questioned or assailed that upon
IL depends the security of our whole social fabric anu
business prosperity and that employers and worknen
should be equally interested in its defence and preserva
Secondwhe uphOlding this principle as an essential
safeguard for all concerned this association would a
peal 10 employers IN the building trades to recognize that
there many opportunities for good IN associations Oh
workme. and while cOndemning and opposing Improper
acon upon their part they should aid and assist them in
all just and honorable purposes THAT while upon fu m
arbtrae still there many points upon which confer
and arbitration are perfectly right ana proper anu
OF the opportunities afforded by associations TO confer
together to the end that strikes loekouts ana other ds
turbances may be pre- vented.
Only three Chicago brck-yards will be at work to-
morrow This part of the lockout adds 1000 men to
the number idle. The reasons given for suspension
are No demand for product under existing condtions
unable to find storage room for brick without heavy
expense and the Eigh rate e! wages whish their elm
ployes demand. Besides these, there are other
grievances One Is that manufacturers are tTed OF
having their costly plants standing idle almost hait
the time through what they consider foolish limitation
OF production Dy tho trades unions For instance the
proper output OF mud brick machine is about 20, ,ooO
bricks day OF nine hours BY rule OF tho unlon'
10 machine with attendant gang OF workmen Is
allowed TO make than 1S,0O0 day, and this
amount is usually turned out in about six hours The
union wants to limit the production OF Chambers
machine TO the capacity Of two mud machines or
81 600 a day, whereas the guaranteed capacity OF
Chambers is 10000. The hand yardmen are DIS
pleased because the union limits the making OF more
than g. OOC brick day BY man, when II Is possible
for him to make 10000 The practical result OF
these limitations. the bosses claim, Is that their
pr reduction is arbitrarily curtailed abou. one-thrd
The meu ON the mud" machines earn S3 l2l2 day,
but the bosses say. they would just as wli5giy
increase the pay 90 per cent II they were allowed 10
increase their output This question Will undouOted-
ly lie settled before work Is resumed
Another cogent reason why the brick men smut
down at this juncture is to stop the income OF the
Brckmakers' Union and prevent IT IRON assisting the
strikers financially. The same Is true OF other
branches of trade that will lock out their employees
The b)sses feel that the workidgmen can be brought
TO terms sooner If all supplies are cut off, and II IS the
intention to stop the wages Of every mau in he build
ing trades The members of the Brickmakers Union
wero contributing 81 % per man week to the sup
port ii the strikers.